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Unit 6: health and “What’s the matter?”

Lessons 41–42 · 2 lessons · Susannah Reed with Kay Bentley. Guess What! Student’s Book 4 (Grade 4), Uzbekistan edition, 2021. Cambridge University Press; Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan, USAID
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Health matters: cold, cough, earache, stomachache, backache, sore throat …

Textbook: pp. 68–70
GoalKnow the words for illness and pain: cold, cough, earache, stomachache, backache, sore throat, temperature, toothache, headache.
New words
cold · shamollashcough · yo‘talearache · quloq og‘rig‘istomachache · qorin og‘rig‘ibackache · bel og‘rig‘isore throat · tomoq og‘rig‘i
Explanation

Pain words end in “-ache”: head + ache = headache, tooth + ache = toothache, ear + ache = earache, stomach + ache = stomachache, back + ache = backache. “Ache” is read like “ake”. “A cold” and “a cough” are illnesses: “I have a cold.” “Temperature” is body heat; if it is high we say “I have a temperature.” A painful throat is “a sore throat”. Remember: if you feel ill, tell an adult at once; only an adult gives medicine.

Worked examples
I have a headache and a sore throat today.
My little brother has a cough and a cold.
Class activity

“Doctor and patient”: pairs role-play. Patient: “I have a headache.” Doctor: “Oh dear! Go home and rest.” Swap roles. It is only a language game.

Practice
1
Toothache in English:
2
Make the word: head + ache = ?
3
Make a sentence about a cough and a cold.
4
You have a high temperature. Say it.